Monthly Archives: March 2015

When All Balls Drop and its message of Looking Up have been spotted in: NYC, Russia, Fort Lauderdale, Beantown, Wisconsin, Kauai, Rome, Tuscany, with our fury friends, on the go, amongst the Fall colors, Canada,Down Under, Fiji, Cabo San Lucas, New England in the snow, Maui, Cuba, Panama, Santa Monica, Puerto Vallarta, and now the other side of Florida, Destin. Thank you Heather for sending…

If you have been following me for awhile or just stumbled across this post, I wanted to share with you what I have been writing in the sand, including in each post, and sharing in my books. Look Up is a powerful statement and mantra that I adopted almost five years ago. These two wise…

When All Balls Drop and its message of Looking Up have been spotted in: NYC, Russia, Fort Lauderdale, Beantown, Wisconsin, Kauai, Rome, Tuscany, with our fury friends, on the go, amongst the Fall colors, Canada,Down Under, Fiji, Cabo San Lucas, New England in the snow, Maui, Cuba, Panama, Santa Monica, and now Puerto Vallarta. Thank you Jeff for sending this picture. It has been years…

As an author, I get asked the same question wherever I am. I'm serious. It has happened on a return flight to Kauai earlier this month, at a party last weekend, and even on social media in the middle of the night. "What do you read?" My latest read was a book that a…

With New Eyes, the sequel of When All Balls Drop, will be released later this year. As I did with my debut, I would like to ask your help in selecting the cover. These are four cover drafts. Which speaks to you given the book description below (A,B,C, or D)? Please submit a comment to…

Earlier this year, when I was asked to travel to Cuba, an island where everyone is a musician, poet, or artist, I seized the opportunity. It was not my first time to Cuba, but it was distinct. This time, I had the unique opportunity to coincide with the 24th annual Feria Internacional del Libro (International…

Are you at a crossroads? Do you have too much on your plate? Are you in need of a life change? That's where I found myself five years ago. In Poughkeepsie, New York on a seemingly normal day I took out the trash. I awoke five days later in the ICU with a broken neck,…

On Wisconsin Magazine featured When All Balls Drop in its Spring 2015 Bookshelf: Five years ago, a tree limb weighing nearly one thousand pounds struck Heidi Siefkas ’99 and broke her neck. During her multi-month recovery, she learned that her husband was leading a double life, and her employer forced her to resign. The reflection…

Aloha from the beautiful island of Kauai! Hawaii and in particular the Garden Isle of Kauai are known for their inspirational qualities. I can attest to that. I moved to Kauai in 2013 following my heart as well as wanderlust. I chose a humble writing abode in Lihue to complete my inspirational memoir, When All…

When All Balls Drop and its message of Looking Up have been spotted in: NYC, Russia, Fort Lauderdale, Beantown, Wisconsin, Kauai, Rome, Tuscany, with our fury friends, on the go, amongst the Fall colors, Canada,Down Under, Fiji, Cabo San Lucas, New England in the snow, Maui, Cuba, Panama, and now Santa Monica. Thank you Kristi for sending in this picture. I love the irony of…